Brazil squad report for Copa on Wednesday, CBF assess Neymar situation | OneFootball

Brazil’s national team officially begins its road to the World Cup this Wednesday (27).

Under Carlo Ancelotti, the squad will report to Granja Comary in Teresópolis, in Rio de Janeiro’s mountain region, to undergo medical exams—with plenty of attention on Neymar—and begin training for the World Cup and the farewell friendly against Panama.

The expectation is that 22 players will go through the round of exams over the course of Wednesday morning, with training running through Saturday afternoon (30), when the national team heads down to Rio de Janeiro.

The only confirmed absences at Granja Comary are the Champions League finalists: Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, and Martinelli.

The trio will only join the rest of the delegation next Monday, already in New Jersey, in the United States.

The match against Panama will take place on Sunday (1) at 6:30 p.m. Brasília time, at the Maracanã.

After that, Brazil will also face Egypt on Thursday, June 6, in the city of Cleveland, in the United States.

Expectations around Neymar

The main point of attention at the start of this work is forward Neymar, the only called-up player reporting without being active for his club.

The Santos player suffered calf swelling on the 17th in a match against Coritiba.

Even before the final squad announcement, Santos’ management sent a document to the CBF assuring that the player would be cleared to train with the ball as soon as he reported.

However, behind-the-scenes information reveals that the star will still need to continue treatment at Granja Comary and is not expected to take part in Brazil’s friendlies, according to ge.

This communication breakdown caused strong internal discomfort, affecting everything from the national teams department to the top ranks of the CBF.

Choosing to avoid public controversy, the confederation decided it will only officially address the matter when the forward is actually available to the coaching staff, but there is major concern over the results of the medical evaluations scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

Neymar himself, when recently asked in a video whether his physical condition would be a “problem” for Ancelotti, downplayed the injury, saying his calf “is here, intact.”

Defensive midfielder Casemiro arrived early and was the first to report to camp, on Tuesday (26).

That same night, Danilo and Lucas Paquetá, for Flamengo, and Weverton, for Grêmio, took the field for their clubs and left their matches without any medical issues.

The first on-field training session with the ball will take place at 5 p.m. Brasília time, with the press barred from attending. To supplement first-team training sessions, the CBF called up two youth players from the academies of Vasco and Botafogo.

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